Phylogenetic and population genetic analyses of diploid Leucaena (leguminosae; mimosoideae) reveal cryptic species diversity and patterns of divergent allopatric speciation

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 98, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2049-2063

  Govindarajulu, Rajanikanth ^a   Hughes, Colin E ^b,c   Donovan Bailey, C ^a,c  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allopatric speciation; Cryptic species; Leguminosae; Leucaena; Leucaena cruziana; Leucaena zacapana; Phylogeny; Population genetics

Indexed keywords

ALLOPATRY; CRYPSIS; DRY FOREST; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HYBRIDIZATION; LEGUME; MORPHOLOGY; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGENY; SPECIATION (BIOLOGY); SPECIES DIVERSITY;

AMPLIFIED FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CHLOROPLAST; DIPLOIDY; ECOTYPE; FABACEAE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PLANT GENE; POPULATION GENETICS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; STATISTICAL MODEL; SYMPATRY;

AMPLIFIED FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM ANALYSIS; BASE SEQUENCE; CELL NUCLEUS; CHLOROPLASTS; DIPLOIDY; ECOTYPE; FABACEAE; GENES, PLANT; GENETIC SPECIATION; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS, POPULATION; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; PHYLOGENY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SYMPATRY;

CRUZIANA; FABACEAE; LEUCAENA; LEUCAENA COLLINSII SUBSP. ZACAPANA; MIMOSOIDEAE;

EID: 84858429434     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.1100259     Document Type: Article

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